MP govt announces INR 10 crore financial assistance for flood-hit Kerala

Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan also appealed to the people of the state to make donations to the Kerala CM's Flood Relief Fund.

The Madhya Pradesh government today announced Rs 10 crore financial assistance for flood-hit Kerala.

Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan also appealed to the people of the state to make donations to the Kerala CM's Flood Relief Fund.

According to the control room of the Kerala state disaster management authority, 194 people have been killed and 36 missing in the floods since August 8.

Over 3.14 lakh people have been moved to relief camps and a tweet from Pinarayi Vijayan, the southern state's chief minister, said that the loss from the floods, as per initial estimates, was Rs 19,512 crore.

Earlier in the day, Prime Minister Narendra Modi, accompanied by Governor P Sathasivam, CM Vijayan, Union Minister K J Alphons and officials conducted an aerial survey of the worst-hit Aluva-Thrissur regions of Kerala.

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